In case you hadn’t noticed, device diversity is starting to go mainstream, and AI is coming along for the ride. Yes, there has been a wide range.
TL;DR: The Galaxy Z Fold6 (priced at $1,899), Z Flip6 ($1,099), and Watch7 ($299) are the latest editions of long-running product lines, but they’re coming at a time when both foldable phones and smartwatches have become more commonplace even among typical consumers. The Galaxy Watch Ultra ($649) brings a new larger and more durable screen option to the family and serves as a direct competitor to Apple’s Watch Ultra line. Finally, the Galaxy Ring ($399) represents Samsung’s first entry into the smart ring category, first popularized by Oura.
In case you hadn’t noticed, device diversity is starting to go mainstream, and AI is coming along for the ride. Yes, there has been a wide range of different form factors that tech products have come in over the last few years, but realistically, most of the more interesting options were typically perceived as niche choices that only tech enthusiasts cared about and purchased.
Now, however, the increasing range of choices is helping turn these specialized products into mainstream selections. At its recent Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris’ famous Louvre museum, Samsung highlighted this evolution, unveiling not only new additions to the increasingly popular foldable smartphone category, but also a new smartwatch and the official launch of the Galaxy smart ring.
Collectively, the products add to the increasingly broad range of intelligent devices that consumers can now choose from and provide yet more mainstream examples of how tech products are impacting our lives. In Samsung’s case, they believe that impact can be particularly – though not solely – felt in the area of digital health, an area the company has been placing a big emphasis on recently.
At the event, Samsung explained how a combination of new sensor technology and AI-powered applications and services enable these latest Galaxy products to provide a surprisingly in-depth set of statistics and data about sleep, activity, fitness and overall health.
Both smartwatches feature 30% faster processors and a new BioActive sensor array that offers a larger number of higher resolution sensors than previous models, enabling more precise health monitoring in the Samsung Health app. Of particular note, both the Watch7 and Watch Ultra have the first FDA-approved DeNovo software tool for tracking sleep apnea.
In addition to a larger and more robust screen, the Samsung Watch Ultra also incorporates an Apple Watch Ultra-like activity button for quickly starting to track workouts or other customized capabilities.
